Kansas newlyweds killed in car crash just one day after getting married
Austin Wesson, 30, and Rebekah Bouma, 19, suffer fatal road accident 24 hours after wedding
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Your support makes all the difference.A traffic accident in Kansas has claimed the lives of a husband and wife, just one day after their marriage.
The Wichita Eagle reports that the accident happened around 6:30pm on Saturday near Clearwater. The driver of a truck, Austin Wesson, was pronounced dead at the scene. His 19-year-old wife, Rebekah Bouma, died about 12:30am on Monday at a hospital.
Bouma and Wesson married on Friday.
Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Lin Dehning says the cause of the accident is under investigation.
Clearwater is about 20 miles (30 kilometres) southwest of Wichita.
Associated Press
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